Thursday, May 1, 2008

when push comes to shove

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on thedoor.

The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standingin the pouring rain, is asking for a push.

'Not a chance,' says the husband, 'it's 3:00 in the morning!' He slamsthe door and returns to bed.

'Who was that?' asked his wife.'Just some drunk guy asking for a push,' he answers.

'Did you help him?' she asks.'No, I did not, it is 3:00 in the morning and it is pouring rain outthere!'

'Well, you have a short memory,' says his wife. 'Can't you rememberabout three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!'

The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into thepounding rain.

He calls out into the dark, 'Hello, are you still there?''Yes,' comes back the answer.

'Do you still need a push?' calls out the husband.'Yes, please!' comes the reply from the dark.

'Where are you?' asks the husband.'Over here on the swing,' replied the drunk.